In The Dirt Mack Plovie

The history of the Le Tourneau large wheel loader product is well known in the global mining industry, today the Le Tourneau product is now Komatsu's surface mining wheel loader product line. Mack sits down with Michael Fleet, product manager for Komatsu electric wheel loader (EWL) line to discuss everything large Komatsu/Le Tourneau wheel loaders! They cover how the product has evolved over last few decades, application for wheel loaders in mining, advantage of mechanical vs electric drive machines, technology on these new wheel loaders, and more!

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Learn more about Komatsu EWL product here https://www.komatsu.com/en/products/wheel-loaders/surface-mining-wheel-loaders/

Landfills are an important part of modern day society, and successfully managing a landfill comes down to optimizing equipment in the field and managing the flow of waste materials. Mack sits down with Shaun MacIntosh of Propeller to talk about how propeller is helping landfills with technology, from measuring compaction to maximize density (minimize airspace in waste materials), machine telematics to optimize your fleet, to site wide aerial surveys for measuring quantities for short term and long term planning. We cover everything you need to know about landfills and how technology is being utilized in that industry.

Learn more about Propeller here https://www.propelleraero.com/ or find them on social media @propeller_aero

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Starting with a 988B wheel loader loading out railcars with ballast, to multi million dollar civil and mining projects throughout Western Canada, the story of MacKay Contracting is one worth hearing about. Mack sits down with Rob MacKay, President & CEO, alongside Brandon Pighin, General Manager for MacKay to talk about how MacKay started, the projects they work on, managing people, and moving dirt throughout Western Canada.

Learn more about MacKay on their website https://mackaycontracting.com/ or find them on social media @mackay_builds

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Mack sits down with Steve, Mike, and Jeff from BelPacific Excavating & Shoring LP to talk all about deep excavation and shoring work in downtown Vancouver. Starting as a Limited Partnership, BelPacific has contributed to the Vancouver skyline working on projects such as Shangri-La tower, The ButterFly, and more. We discuss how BelPacific started, why deep excavation is needed for high rise projects, the machines BelPacific uses for deep excavations, and developing/training people at BelPacific.

Learn more about BelPacific here https://www.belpacific.com/ or find them on social media @norlandlimited

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The Cat D10 track type tractor has been a staple of the mining and heavy civil construction industries since introduction back in 1977, it is arguably one of the most iconic dozers on the market. Mack sits down with Dave Gleissner to talk all about this legendary tractor, from first prototype where the high drive sprocket made an appearance, through the N, R, and T series, to where the D10 is today including Cat's unveiling of the next gen D10 dozer.

Learn more about the new D10 by watching Dave's walk around video here https://youtu.be/03-Ehruy3W0?si=UDjt9lHI6_hS9tDX

Learn about the history of the D10 by watching the video here https://youtu.be/4symWkD96ks?si=RZGcWECZIrD3KnJh

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Big Komatsu dozers have been a staple in the mining and heavy civil construction industry for a long time, and their new dash 8 (-8) series D375 and D475 dozers are a testament to Komatsu listening to customer feedback. Mack sits down with Chad Perrault, technical specialist with SMS Equipment for D375/D475 dozers, to talk about what's new with the dash 8 series dozers, the new fingertip steering, customizing product to customer needs, and Komatsu's new D475 super dozer configuration being deployed in British Columbia!

You can find SMS Equipment on social media @smsequipment and reach out to them with questions, or find Chad Perrault on LinkedIn if you have questions

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